BOSTON -- A tenacious T rider suffered minor injuries when she was carried down a subway platform by a departing train that had caught hold of her purse, MBTA officials said.

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A 34-year-old Quincy woman carrying a handbag and pulling a suitcase was attempting to board a red line train when the doors closed, jamming her purse in between. The woman clung to her handbag and ran alongside the train as it pulled away, eventually slamming into a wall near the end of the platform.

An MBTA attendant was fired and a second employee was suspended after the incident, which took place shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 6 at South Station.

“That would be really scary,” said one T rider who spoke with NewsCenter 5’s John Atwater after watching surveillance video of the incident. “You could really get yourself hurt. I guess maybe she was hoping she could actually pull it out through the door because, you know how sometimes they’ll give a little bit?”

The surveillance video was released by the MBTA Friday night after the disciplinary proceedings against the two employees were completed.

The woman did eventually retrieve her purse after the train stopped and she got the attention of the driver.

“If I had my laptop in there, I don’t know what I would do, but I’d have to let it go,” said another T rider.

The 26-year-old train attendant who was fired was responsible for monitoring the doorways to make sure the platform was cleared of passengers and objects. The 39-year-old driver was also suspended for 10 days, said T officials, who called the accident “inexcusable.”

“By taking this swift and decisive disciplinary action, we make it abundantly clear that customer safety is paramount at the MBTA,” wrote acting MBTA general manager William Mitchell in a statement.

Despite reassurances from transit authorities, some riders were still skeptical that similar accidents would be avoided in the future.

“They keep claiming they’re safe. They’re going to claim that 'til it all caves in,” said one man.

“You’ve always got a risk,” said another rider. “I feel really safe with the T.”